Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)

Does the Minister respect the 53.4% "No" vote in the referendum on the Lisbon treaty? At times, the opposite message is coming across. Does the Minister agree the treaty requires all EU member states to ratify it and that it cannot be implemented at the moment? Does the Minister agree that the fear of conscription was never used in literature brought out by mainstream "No" campaigners? Does the Minister agree that this point, peddled in some quarters, is absurd?

Is it not a bit rich that some European countries are lecturing Iran on nuclear powers when France and Britain are major nuclear powers? I ask the Minister to bring this message to Europe.

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